Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $20.00 - $23.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Flexible
Benefits
Travel perks
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
wellness programs
401(k) program
Employee assistance program
Job Description
American Airlines, one of the world’s largest and most renowned airlines, is seeking a dedicated and strategic Managing Director for its Crew Workforce and Schedule Planning team. American Airlines is committed to providing exceptional service with a focus on reliability, innovation, and a supportive work environment. The airline operates a vast global network, connecting travelers to 365 destinations on over 6,800 daily flights. As a leader in the aviation industry, American Airlines offers its employees unique career growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package aimed at fostering both professional and personal success.
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Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aviation, business, economics, mathematics, statistics, finance, engineering, or related technical field and/or equivalent experience/training
- 10 years of experience in leadership roles overseeing large workgroups with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated highest standards of personal ethics and integrity
- Exceptional leadership and strategic decision-making skills
- Excellent problem solving, negotiation, and critical thinking ability
- Experience managing and implementing large, complex projects
- Ability to be flexible in a rapidly changing environment
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to coaching and mentoring
- Ability to collaborate and develop strong, productive relationships internally and externally
Job Qualifications
- Demonstrates the highest standards of personal ethics and integrity
- Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering, or related technical field and/or equivalent experience/training
- 10 years of experience in leadership roles, overseeing large workgroups with cross-functional teams
- Previous experience in Operations planning, Crew Resource planning, Airline planning, Strategic business planning and/or Business forecasting preferred
- Understanding of existing pilot and/or flight attendant JCBA is a plus
- Exceptional leadership and strategic decision-making skills
- Excellent problem solving, negotiation, and critical thinking ability
- Extensive experience managing and implementing large, complex projects
- Action-oriented, results-driven, future-focused leader with a natural aptitude for seeking opportunities that transform existing business models
- Ability to be flexible in a rapidly changing environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead others in solving complex analytical problems
- Proven ability to collaborate and develop strong, productive relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to interact and influence effectively with all levels, both verbally and written
- Commitment to coaching, mentoring, and serving as a role model for all team members
- Believes in and promotes the American Airlines five leadership attributes: Caring – We care about all team members
- Collaboration – We succeed as a team
- Development – We build future leaders
- Results – We drive to be the best
- Future – We continually challenge the status quo
Job Duties
- Lead the team in engineering robust staffing plans for both pilot and flight attendant workgroups while balancing operational reliability, crew member satisfaction, and enterprise costs
- Leverage advanced analytics to forecast, optimize, track, report, and manage crew business variables
- Drive execution of the staffing plan through schedule construction tools and overseeing all preferential bidding system (PBS) production processes
- Drive continuous improvement of manpower analytics tools - crew staffing models, reserve forecast, training optimization engine, training assignment model, and 360-loop validation to ensure model integrity and operational relevance
- Drive continuous improvement in crew sequence construction tools and fidelity
- Lead operational and financial analysis of business variables including, but not limited to, flying schedules, labor contract provisions, regulatory provisions, and technology
- Engage actively with Crew Scheduling Operations at the IOC and floor supervisors in staffing plan execution
- Partner with Training leadership for both pilots and flight attendants to ensure staffing plan readiness at all times
- Partner with Flight and Flight Service groups on staffing variables impacting our crew members and facilitate effective communication of changes
- Partner with Network and Schedule planning teams to maximize crew supportability of airline flying plans while maintaining planned operational reliability profile and crew member satisfaction levels
- Partner with Finance team to deliver on key efficiency initiatives and support the monthly and annual Pilot and FA payroll forecast process (i.e. Budget)
- Partner with Financial Planning & Analysis team in securing timely approval for hiring proposals and other resource requests
- Partner with Labor Relations on contractual provisions
- Engage with union representatives, both APA and APFA, in partnership with Flight and Flight Service leadership
- Engagement with front-line Pilots and Flight Attendant in multitude of forums
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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